Posts on Friday, January 2, 2026

The Trump administration announced it is pausing all childcare payments to Minnesota in light of explosive revelations about Somali-saturated fraud rings siphoning billions from federal welfare programs. (snip) The truth is, affordable childcare is itself a scam. The billions spent on daycare result in worse outcomes for society than if these programs never existed. Industry researchers have known and lied about this for decades. Yes, that makes them frauds too, and their mark -- is there any other mark on the planet? -- the endlessly spigoted American taxpayer.

Guess what these men have in common: Albert Einstein, Leo Szilard, Hans Bethe, and Edward Teller. Everyone knows about Einstein. He won a Nobel Prize for his work on the photoelectric effect, did revolutionary work on the relativity of time and space (all in his mind without a laboratory), fled Nazi Germany in 1933, had wild hair in his later years, and, most importantly, co-authored a letter to President Roosevelt explaining the potential for a nuclear bomb. That letter is credited with persuading Roosevelt to launch the Manhattan Project. The ensuing nuking of Hiroshima and Nagasaki put an end to WWII.

Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro said Thursday that his government is open to negotiating an agreement with the United States after months of American military pressure targeting drug trafficking networks tied to his government. (snip) "The U.S. government knows (snip) that if they want to seriously discuss an agreement to combat drug trafficking, we're ready," he said. If they want oil, Venezuela is ready for U.S. investment, like with Chevron, whenever they want it, wherever they want it and however they want it," he said. Chevron Corp. is the only U.S. oil company currently exporting Venezuelan crude to the United States.

President Donald Trump warned early Friday that the U.S. would intervene if Iran started killing protesters. (snip) [T]he President said if Iran shoots and "violently kills peaceful protesters (snip) the United States of America will come to their rescue." "We are locked and loaded and ready to go," Trump said. Trump's warning comes as demonstrators triggered by Iran's deteriorating economy expand beyond the capital and raise concerns about a potential heavy handed crackdown by security forces. (snip) Iran's Supreme National Security Council pushed back (snip) "The American people should know -- Trump started this adventurism. They should be mindful of their soldiers safety."

While Ohio taxpayers are being told to accept daycare fraud as merely “the cost of doing business,” a stunning new report has surfaced that raises serious questions about who has been operating inside the state’s taxpayer-funded welfare ecosystem and how far those connections now extend onto the global stage. As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, RINO Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s office has brushed off mounting concerns over potential large-scale fraud in taxpayer-funded daycare centers—particularly in Columbus, home to the second-largest Somali population in the United States—as merely “the cost of doing business,” even after two independent journalists uncovered disturbing evidence of potential ghost daycare operations in Columbus, Ohio.

Thursday on CNN’s “The Lead,” network medical analyst Jonathan Reiner said he was very concerned the public is not being told “anything meaningful” about President Donald Trump’s health issues. Host Phil Mattingly said, “Just last month, you said you were seriously concerned about the president’s health. What’s your level of concern after hearing from the president? He says he’s in perfect health.” Reiner said, “Well, I’m mostly concerned that the public really hasn’t been told essentially anything meaningful about the president’s health here. So let’s turn the clock back and look what’s gone on over the last nine months. The president had a physical exam, a comprehensive physical exam

Independent journalist Nick Shirley says he has received death threats and harassment — including phone calls to his family — after releasing a viral video alleging fraud at Minnesota daycare centers. Shirley described the threats during a Dec. 31 appearance on the PBD Podcast, and said he was warned he would be "Kirked," a reference to the September assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The backlash against the YouTuber follows his investigation into several publicly funded Minnesota daycare centers. Shirley claimed the centers appeared largely empty despite receiving substantial state payments.

Independent journalist Nick Shirley humiliated the mainstream media last week by doing something that the media hasn’t done much of lately: investigative journalism. He visited the sites of suspected fraudulent day care centers in Minneapolis, showing they weren’t operating despite receiving more than $100 million in state aid. So CNN decided to one-up Shirley by doing their own "investigative journalism.” Correspondent Whitney Wilde tried calling the daycare centers to ask whether they were fraudulent. I know. Amazing, right? Spoiler alert: they said yes. So obviously, that mystery is solved. Wilde explained in a voiceover in the segment that she "reached out to several of the day cares featured in the now viral video."

The biggest story of 2025, to judge from the number of people who sent it to me, was this raccoon: (Snip) In case you somehow missed this story: In late November, this raccoon got into a state liquor store in Ashland, Va., by falling though the ceiling. Once inside, the raccoon ransacked the store, leaving a trail of broken bottles... (Snip) ...and apparently consuming a large quantity of booze before passing out in the bathroom next to the toilet. That’s where the raccoon was found by a store employee, who called an animal-control officer, who took it to an animal shelter. When the raccoon finally sobered up, it was hired

It is the season for New Year’s Resolutions, always an exciting time. Diets begin and exercise regimens commence; people commit to look for new jobs, new relationships, new hobbies... addicts try to give up their demons, from candy to alcohol, from television to video games. Everything begins anew. And if you look closely, you can even see it in the news coverage. Look, for example, at the mainstream media coverage of Minnesota’s massive Somali corruption, with attitudes being wholly transformed in real time. There’s a clear process for the media to follow: The mainstream media hides the story, hoping it will go away. Eventually, after enough video exposure,

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said it succinctly on Wednesday, commenting on the news that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani intended to be sworn in on the Qur’an: “The enemy is inside the gates.” Newsmax reported Thursday that in saying this, Tuberville had “ignited a fresh political firestorm.” It was just over two weeks ago that he ignited the last one, writing that “Islam is not a religion. It's a cult. Islamists aren't here to assimilate. They're here to conquer. Stop worrying about offending the pearl clutchers. We've got to SEND THEM HOME NOW or we'll become the United Caliphate of America.” According to Newsmax, Mamdani’s use of the Qur’an

Just how corrupt are journalists these days? Consider this example from earlier in the week involving the explosive Minnesota fraud scandal – the one the mainstream media covered up for years and is now busy trying to downplay. On Tuesday, Josh Gerstein, a “senior legal affairs reporter” for Politico, weighed in in response to the Nick Shirley video, in which the amateur journalist took his camera to various empty taxpayer-supported “day care centers” that were obvious fronts. Instead of expressing outrage that fraudsters were stealing massive amounts of money meant to support poor families – and his

U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June. Trump initially wrote on his Truth Social platform, warning Iran that if it “violently kills peaceful protesters,” the United States “will come to their rescue.” At least seven people have been killed so far in violence surrounding the demonstrations, sparked in part by the collapse of Iran’s rial currency. “We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” Trump wrote, without elaborating.

Democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani wasted no time trying to erase his predecessor’s legacy — signing a sweeping executive order just hours after taking office that wipes out most of the orders issued by Eric Adams following his indictment. The move, one of five executive orders the 34-year-old pol signed in Brooklyn Thursday, will revoke all orders issued by Adams after Sept. 26, 2024 — the same day he was slapped with federal corruption charges — to ensure a “fresh start” for his incoming administration. But he vowed to reissue certain Adams-era orders from that period of time, including one that would maintain the Office to Combat Antisemitism.